second best in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for second best in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Translations for second best in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.best [Am bɛst, Brit bɛst] ADJ

best superl of good

II.best [Am bɛst, Brit bɛst] ADV

III.best [Am bɛst, Brit bɛst] N

1.1. best + sing vb:

See also well2, well1, good, better

I.well1 <comp better, superl best> [Am wɛl, Brit wɛl] ADV

1. well (to high standard, satisfactorily):

2. well (thoroughly):

II.well1 <comp better, superl best> [Am wɛl, Brit wɛl] ADJ

III.well1 [Am wɛl, Brit wɛl] INTERJ

I.good <comp better, superl best> [Am ɡʊd, Brit ɡʊd] ADJ The usual translation of good, bueno, becomes buen when it precedes a masculine singular noun.

1. good food/quality/book/school:

8.2. good (kind):

your good lady Brit dated or hum

10. good (pleasant):

13.1. good (skilled, competent):

II.good [Am ɡʊd, Brit ɡʊd] N

2.1. good U (benefit):

3.1. good <goods, pl > (merchandise):

mercaderías fpl AmS
géneros mpl de punto Spain

III.good [Am ɡʊd, Brit ɡʊd] ADV

I.better [Am ˈbɛdər, Brit ˈbɛtə] ADJ

1.1. better quality/doctor/method/price:

II.better [Am ˈbɛdər, Brit ˈbɛtə] ADV

III.better [Am ˈbɛdər, Brit ˈbɛtə] N

IV.better [Am ˈbɛdər, Brit ˈbɛtə] VB trans

I.second1 [Am ˈsɛkənd, Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd] ADJ

II.second1 [Am ˈsɛkənd, Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd] ADV

III.second1 [Am ˈsɛkənd, Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd] N

IV.second1 [Am ˈsɛkənd, Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd] VB trans (support)

second2 [Am ˈsɛkənd, Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd] N

second3 [Am səˈkɑnd, Brit sɪˈkɒnd] VB trans

second best in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for second best in the English»Spanish Dictionary

See also well2, well1, good

I.well2 [wel] N (hole for water etc.)

I.well1 [wel] better, best better, best ADJ

II.well1 [wel] better, best better, best ADV

III.well1 [wel] better, best better, best INTERJ (exclamation)

I.good [gʊd] better, best ADJ

II.good [gʊd] better, best N no pl

III.good [gʊd] better, best ADV

IV.good [gʊd] better, best INTERJ

second2 [ˈsekənd] N (unit of time)

second3 [sɪˈkɒnd, Am -ˈkɑ:nd] VB trans Brit, Aus

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The team went on to finish with a 22-8 record, second best on the league.
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The quarter-finals see the top seed playing the worse-qualified seed and the second best team playing the second worse team and so on.
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The defense allowed just 246 points, with its greatest strength being against the run allowing a second best 3.2 yards per carry.
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Rose inherited a 9-21 team and immediately posted a 20-9 record, the second best turnaround in college basketball in 2005-06.
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In 1999, the team, again, finished with the second best record in the league at 9-3.
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In his career he recorded a sub-10 second personal best in the 100 meters and a sub-20 second best in the 200 meters.
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At the close of the season she would have a grand total of 94, now second best all-time.
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Martin later rated it the second best episode of the series, though the finale was not included in the list.
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The voters select the best defensive player at each position with the best player given 10 points, the second best nine points and so forth.
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She appeared in a team second best 104 games, driving in 38 runs while scoring 62 times.
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